The Monkey King

The Monkey King 2014

西游记之大闹天宫 xīyóujì zhī dànàotiāngōng

Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China.

HSK 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4.68 Intermediate Director Soi Cheang IMDb 4.9

Cast

Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Sun Wukong / Monkey King Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Bull Demon King Joe Chen Joe Chen Princess Iron Fan Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Jade Emperor Peter Ho Peter Ho Erlangshen Kelly Chen Hui-Lin Kelly Chen Hui-Lin Goddess of Mercy Guanyin Gigi Leung Wing-Kei Gigi Leung Wing-Kei Chang'E Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai Master Pitu Hai Yitian Hai Yitian Buddha Bodhi Liu Hua Liu Hua Dragon King of the East Sea

Vocabulary

Filter the words you want to study before watching.

再次 再次 zài cì one more time; again; one more; once again HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
令 令 lìng to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem HSK 5
控制 控制 kòng zhì to control HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná - jiǔ wěn (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag; (idiom) (of a person) confident of success Idiom ∼HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
尾巴 尾巴 wěi ba tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
玉帝 玉帝 Yùdì Jade Emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
悟空 悟空 Wùkōng Sun Wukong (Monkey King) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
美猴王 美猴王 měi hóu wáng Handsome Monkey King Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙悟空 孫悟空 Sūn Wùkōng Sun Wukong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天宫 天宮 Tiān gōng Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor); Tiangong, Chinese space station program Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
仙桃 仙桃 Xiān táo Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
龙王 龍王 Lóng wáng Dragon King (mythology) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
齐天大圣 齊天大聖 Qí tiān Dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
弼马温 弼馬溫 bì mǎ wēn Stable Master title Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
火焰山 火焰山 huǒ yàn shān Flaming Mountains Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
水帘洞 水簾洞 shuǐ lián dòng Water Curtain Cave Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
金箍棒 金箍棒 jīn gū bàng Golden Hoop Staff Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
观音 觀音 Guānyīn Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
石猴 石猴 shí hóu Stone Monkey Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
紫金 紫金 Zǐ jīn Zijin county in Heyuan, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江海 江海 Jiāng hǎi Jianghai district of Jiangmen city 江門市|江门市, Guangdong Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
万象 萬象 Wàn xiàng Vientiane, capital of Laos Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
牛魔王 牛魔王 Niú mó wáng Gyuumao Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
天命 天命 Tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
霹雳 霹靂 Pī lì Perak (state of Malaysia) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
圣地 聖地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
蟠桃园 蟠桃園 pán táo yuán Peach Garden of Immortality Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
轩辕 軒轅 Xuān Yuán Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
持国天 持國天 Chí guó tiān Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广目 廣目 yǎn mù Virupaksha (Heavenly King) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
一战 一戰 Yī zhàn World War I (1914-1918) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大王 大王 dà wáng king; magnate; person having expert skill in something ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
法力 法力 fǎ lì magic power ∼HSK 4
天兵 天兵 tiān bīng celestial soldier; (old) imperial troops; (Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit; (more generally) bungler; screw-up ∼HSK 4
兄 兄 xiōng elder brother ∼HSK 4
禁地 禁地 jìn dì forbidden area; restricted area; (fig.) sth considered off-limits ∼HSK 4
教导 教導 jiào dǎo to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching ∼HSK 4
御 御 yù drive, ride; chariot; manage ∼HSK 4